VT Permit Practice Test 14

All 20 questions in test 14

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1. 1. What makes roads especially slippery when rain first starts in Vermont guidance?

   1. Oil, rubber, dirt, and water combine to lengthen braking distance
   2. Fresh rain washes the road surface clean right away
   3. New pavement gives the best grip when roads are wet
   4. Fallen leaves improve traction on wet road surfaces
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   Oil, rubber, dirt, and water combine to lengthen braking distance. First rain mixes oil, rubber, dirt, and water into an especially slippery film that lengthens braking distance beyond the wet road average that follows. Instant cleaning reverses the sequence, since the accumulated road film must wash away through sustained rain before grip partially recovers. Slow at the first drops rather than the first downpour, treating the opening minutes of rain as the slickest of the whole storm.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping, braking and following distance

2. 2. Before driving, what should a Vermont driver do with doors and headlights in readiness checks?

   1. Leave the doors unlocked for a quick exit later
   2. Turn on headlights only after dark has fallen
   3. Lock the doors and turn on the headlights
   4. Skip the checks when the car is already familiar
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   Lock the doors and turn on the headlights. Before driving, the readiness steps include adjusting the seat and mirrors, testing the foot and parking brakes, adjusting and fastening the safety belt, locking the doors, and turning on the headlights. Doors left unlocked and headlights saved for dark drop steps from that list, and familiarity is no reason to skip the checks. Run the steps in order each time so mirror, belt, brake, door, and light checks become a steady habit before the vehicle moves.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping, braking and following distance

3. 3. What should an emotional Vermont driver do before driving angry or afraid?

   1. Drive at once to work off the feeling
   2. Take time to cool off and calm down, such as a walk
   3. Drive faster to arrive and relax sooner
   4. Continue an argument on the phone while driving onward
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   Take time to cool off and calm down, such as a walk. Strong worry, excitement, fear, anger, or depression can spoil driving, so Vermont advises cooling off and calming down first, with a walk offered as a practical reset. Driving it off at speed imports the emotion into following distance and gap choices, while a phone argument feeds the distraction through the whole trip. Leave a few minutes early on planned trips as well, since time pressure converts ordinary delays into speeding temptations.

   Study this in the handbook: Insurance, points and phone laws

4. 4. A solid red arrow is lit for a right-turning Vermont driver. What must the driver do?

   1. Turn right after making a complete stop.
   2. Turn right after yielding to pedestrians and traffic.
   3. Wait and do not turn right while the red arrow is lit.
   4. Turn right when the intersection appears empty.
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   Wait and do not turn right while the red arrow is lit.. Vermont tells drivers not to turn right when a red arrow is displayed. The arrow is not the same as a circular red light, for which a right turn may usually follow a complete stop, an intersection scan, and a yield. A complete stop, yielding to pedestrians and traffic, or finding an empty intersection does not permit a turn against the red arrow. With a solid red arrow facing the right-turn movement, remain stopped and wait for a permitted signal or indication.

   Study this in the handbook: Right of way rules

5. 5. Before driving in another state on a Vermont learner permit, what must the holder do?

   1. Assume every other state honors the permit during the trip
   2. Carry a signed parent letter on the trip
   3. Contact that state DMV or law enforcement about legality
   4. Register the trip with Vermont DMV in advance
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   Contact that state DMV or law enforcement about legality. A Vermont learner permit travels uncertainly, so its holder must contact the other state motor vehicle department or law enforcement agency to confirm driving there is legal beforehand. Mutual honor among all states is an assumption the manual rejects, and a parent letter cannot override another state permit recognition law. Call ahead for each border state on a trip route, noting the answer, since recognition can differ between neighboring jurisdictions.

   Study this in the handbook: Learner's Permit and Junior Driver's License

6. 6. A Vermont driver wants to park on a bridge. What does the manual say?

   1. Parking on a bridge is allowed with hazards on
   2. Parking on a bridge is not allowed
   3. Parking on a bridge is allowed on the shoulder only
   4. Parking on a bridge is allowed for under ten minutes
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   Parking on a bridge is not allowed. Bridges and tunnels appear on Vermont list of places where parking is barred, since those structures offer no escape room and a stopped vehicle traps following traffic inside the span. Flashing hazards warn approaching drivers but they do not convert a bridge deck into a lawful parking place, and a short ten minute stop carries the same blockage problem. Treat any bridge railing or tunnel portal as a signal to continue to the far end and park on ordinary roadside ground beyond the structure.

   Study this in the handbook: Parking rules

7. 7. A Vermont road other than an Interstate is posted at 45 miles per hour. What is the fastest legal speed there?

   1. 55 miles per hour
   2. 40 miles per hour
   3. 45 miles per hour
   4. 50 miles per hour
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   45 miles per hour. Vermont's general maximum is 50 miles per hour on its roads, but the manual also says the limit may be posted differently. A posted 45 mile per hour limit controls this non-Interstate road, so driving at 50 or 55 would exceed the sign. Forty miles per hour would be below the limit and therefore lawful, but it is not the fastest legal speed. Read the sign as the controlling limit when it is lower than the statewide maximum.

   Study this in the handbook: Stopping, braking and following distance

8. 8. What right do state, city, and town maintenance vehicles working on a Vermont highway hold?

   1. They must yield to passenger traffic
   2. Drivers must yield the right of way to them
   3. They hold priority only during winter months
   4. They hold priority only on Interstate highways
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   Drivers must yield the right of way to them. Vermont law requires drivers to yield the right of way to any state, city, or town maintenance vehicle working on a highway, covering mowers, graders, and plows alike. Reversing that priority onto passenger traffic would force work vehicles to dodge passing cars inside their own work area, and no winter only or Interstate only limit appears in the rule. Treat flashing lights on a municipal truck straddling the shoulder as a yield demand and give its crew the lane space they occupy.

   Study this in the handbook: Traffic lights, arrows and roundabouts

9. 9. Why do motorcycle mirrors change following distance judgment?

   1. Mirrors double the image of following traffic
   2. Smaller convex mirrors make you appear farther back than you are
   3. Mirrors show no view of traffic behind the rider
   4. Mirrors vibrate too much for riders to use them
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   Smaller convex mirrors make you appear farther back than you are. Motorcycle mirrors are smaller and usually convex, shrinking your image so you appear farther behind the rider than you truly are when they check rearward. A doubled or absent image misstates the optics, since the rider sees you but underestimates your closeness, which argues for keeping at least a four second cushion. Hold the four second gap behind motorcycles partly because their mirror picture flatters the distance and may delay their reaction to you.

   Study this in the handbook: Bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks and animals

10. 10. What color are the flashing lights on most Vermont towing and repair vehicles?

    1. Amber-colored flashing lights
    2. Blue flashing lights on patrol cars
    3. Red flashing lights on fire trucks
    4. Green flashing lights on pilot vehicles
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    Amber-colored flashing lights. Towing and repair vehicles usually display amber colored flashing lights in Vermont, and drivers approaching those stopped vehicles must use the same caution and procedures required beside police and emergency vehicles. Blue and red lamps mark law enforcement and emergency responders instead, so reading amber as a lesser warning would miss the identical duty to slow down, proceed with caution, and change lanes when safely possible on a four lane highway. When amber beacons appear on a shoulder ahead, treat the stopped truck as a protected work scene and give it full room.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic lights, arrows and roundabouts

11. 11. What road features may flood waters wash away or undermine?

    1. Brick buildings beside the roadway in town
    2. Low parking lots beside rivers and streams
    3. Bridges, culverts, and roadbeds
    4. Rock cuts through hillside slopes along the road
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    Bridges, culverts, and roadbeds. Flood waters may wash away or undermine bridges, culverts, and roadbeds. Water over the road can hide that damage, so a crossing that looks solid may have no support left under the surface. Buildings, parking lots, and rock cuts can be affected by a flood, but the travel danger named here is the road structure itself giving way under a vehicle. Where water covers a bridge or culvert, turn around and find another route instead of testing the crossing with your tires.

    Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

12. 12. Before driving into hazardous weather in Vermont, what warning information should a driver check?

    1. Only the nearest fuel price
    2. The next town's parking rules
    3. A clear forecast that guarantees no road hazards
    4. Weather Service weather and flash flood warnings
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    Weather Service weather and flash flood warnings. Vermont's hazardous-driving guidance tells drivers to check weather and flash flood warnings issued by the Weather Service, along with notices about dangerous driving conditions. That information can reveal a risk before the vehicle reaches flooded roads, poor visibility, or severe wind. Fuel prices and parking rules do not describe the road hazard, and no forecast can guarantee that conditions will remain safe. The warning check is part of deciding whether travel is necessary and how cautiously to proceed.

    Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

13. 13. Which list matches Vermont's suggested winter vehicle kit?

    1. A scraper and brush, shovel, sand or kitty litter, extra clothing, food, water, phone, washer fluid, first aid kit, and flashlight
    2. A spare tire, jack, jumper cables, fuel container, roadside card, towing number, and tire gauge
    3. Blankets, a battery radio, a printed map, bottled water, snacks, flares, and hand warmers
    4. Jumper cables, a spare tire, fuel container, tire chains, a tow strap, and work gloves
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    A scraper and brush, shovel, sand or kitty litter, extra clothing, food, water, phone, washer fluid, first aid kit, and flashlight. Vermont's winter kit includes a windshield scraper and brush, a small shovel, kitty litter or sand, extra clothing, food and water, a cell phone, extra washer fluid, a basic first aid kit, and a flashlight. The other lists focus on mechanical repairs, comfort items, or traction tools but omit the combination named by the handbook. The suggested supplies address visibility, traction, warmth, communication, minor injury, and the need to keep traveling safely in winter conditions.

    Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

14. 14. What does Vermont law require when leaving a vehicle unattended in public?

    1. Leave the vehicle idling unattended for quick returns to it
    2. Idle the vehicle only with all doors locked
    3. Idle freely during the cold winter months
    4. Shut it off; unattended idling violates the unattended motor vehicle law
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    Shut it off; unattended idling violates the unattended motor vehicle law. Leaving a vehicle idling unattended in public violates Vermont unattended motor vehicle law, so a driver who leaves the vehicle must shut it off completely. Locked doors and winter errands do not excuse the idling, since the prohibition targets the unattended running vehicle itself rather than its security. The rule also serves the fuel guidance, where ten seconds of town idling already wastes more than a restart consumes.

    Study this in the handbook: Insurance, points and phone laws

15. 15. What winter tire advice does Vermont give for snow tires?

    1. Good snow tires on all four wheels, installed early
    2. Snow tires fitted on the drive axle only
    3. Two snow tires mixed with two summer tires
    4. Install snow tires after the first snowfall arrives
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    Good snow tires on all four wheels, installed early. Vermont winter readiness calls for good snow tires on all four wheels installed early, before the first snowfall catches the vehicle on summer rubber. Drive axle only fitment unbalances grip between steering and trailing ends, while mixing tire types on one vehicle is separately warned against in the same guidance. Pair the tires with checked brakes, wipers, defroster, heater, exhaust, antifreeze, and winter washer fluid for the full seasonal preparation.

    Study this in the handbook: Floods, winter, skids and visibility

16. 16. What benefits does Vermont say roundabouts provide at intersections?

    1. They reduce delay, crashes, fuel use, and air pollution
    2. They remove the need to yield to pedestrians there
    3. They allow drivers to enter without a safe gap
    4. They let traffic proceed without slowing down
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    They reduce delay, crashes, fuel use, and air pollution. A roundabout is an intersection control where traffic enters and exits through right turns and proceeds in a counter clockwise direction. In most situations roundabouts can handle motor vehicles, pedestrians, and bicyclists more safely than stop signs or signals, and they reduce vehicular delay, crashes, fuel consumption, and air pollution. Drivers must still yield to traffic in the roundabout, enter only with a safe gap, and yield to pedestrians and bicyclists when entering or exiting.

    Study this in the handbook: Parking rules

17. 17. After seeing one deer near the road, what should a Vermont driver expect?

    1. Other deer stay away once one animal has crossed
    2. Deer travel alone during the evening hours
    3. The first deer will lead the others away
    4. A second animal may follow, because animals travel in pairs
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    A second animal may follow, because animals travel in pairs. Deer and similar animals travel in pairs, so the first animal beside the road warns that a second may follow the same path seconds later. Speeding up once the first deer clears assumes the crossing is finished, which is how following animals are struck. Stay slowed, scan both edges beyond the first animal, and keep the brake covered until the far side has stayed empty for a comfortable interval.

    Study this in the handbook: Bicyclists, motorcycles, trucks and animals

18. 18. How can a Vermont driver read a sign covered by dirt or snow?

    1. Guess the meaning from the height of the pole
    2. Wait for another driver to act at the sign
    3. Ignore the sign until it has been cleaned
    4. Know its general meaning from its shape
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    Know its general meaning from its shape. A sign hidden by dirt or snow still speaks through its shape, so Vermont drivers should know whether the outline means regulatory, warning, or information content. Pole height carries no code, and copying another driver transfers their possible error into your decision at exactly the junction needing care. Learn the silhouette families, eight sides for stop, inverted triangle for yield, diamond for warning, before winter buries the legends.

    Study this in the handbook: Traffic lights, arrows and roundabouts

19. 19. When two lanes turn the same direction in Vermont, what lane discipline applies?

    1. Lanes may swap paths mid turn when clear
    2. Each turning lane stays in its own path through the turn
    3. The left lane yields to the right lane midway
    4. Both lanes merge into a single lane mid turn
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    Each turning lane stays in its own path through the turn. Dual turning lanes in Vermont require each lane to hold its own turning path throughout the turn, finishing in the corresponding lane with changes allowed only after completion. Swapping paths midway crosses the neighboring turner blind spot, and merging into one lane mid arc squeezes two vehicles into space painted for a single track. Pick the lane whose exit lane you want before entering, trace its arc faithfully, and signal any later change beyond the junction.

    Study this in the handbook: Turn signals and turning

20. 20. What nighttime gear does Vermont advise for pedestrians walking at dusk or dark?

    1. Dark clothing that blends with the roadway
    2. A phone screen used as the only carried light
    3. Headphones worn to hear traffic more clearly
    4. Light colored or reflective clothing and a carried light
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    Light colored or reflective clothing and a carried light. At dusk or night, Vermont advises pedestrians to wear light colored or reflective clothing and carry a light, making the walker visible inside headlight range before a driver arrives. Dark clothing shrinks detection distance drastically, and a phone screen alone throws little light toward drivers while pulling the walker eyes down from traffic. Drivers should expect faint walkers anyway and slow near unlit crossings, while walkers brighten themselves with reflection and a steady carried beam.

    Study this in the handbook: School buses and railroad crossings